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Public Economics Capacity Building Initiative
Master's Bursaries 2019
Master's Bursaries 2018
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"Our public economics capacity building initiative is one of GTAC's flagship initiatives. Within it, the graduate bursary programme is designed to address, specifically, the current skills gap in public policy and public economics." Shahid Khan, Acting Head of GTAC, April 2017
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Master's in Economics Bursary Programme
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GTAC’s first group of bursary students during the Winter School
2017 has seen the first intake into GTAC's annual bursary and internship programme for students taking a Master's in economics. The bursary programme aims to attract young economists to public economics, and to the public service as a career. The programme offers a maximum of 10 bursaries every year to South African graduates with Honours degrees in economics to study for a Master's degree in economics at any South African university. The current bursary is R150,000 per year for two years. Apart from the funding, bursary holders are supported by GTAC and National Treasury in many other ways, including vacation work, internships, individual mentoring, and group support.
Read
GTAC's April 2017 newsletter
on the 2017 bursary programme, which includes profiles of the seven successful applicants, and their mentors in National Treasury.
Read the
Mail & Guardian
report on the 2017 Winter School and Bursary initiative
Read what GTAC’s
WhatsUp
say about the 2017 Winter School
To Apply:
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Applicants should meet the following criteria:
Be a South African citizen
Hold an Honours degree in economics (by March 2018)
Be fluent in English
Possess excellent communication and writing skills
Be interested in a career at National Treasury, GTAC or a provincial Treasury
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minimum requirement is a 65% pass in the Honours degree.
Applications are closed.
Interviews with shortlisted candidates will take place in September 2017, and successful applicants will be notified by the end of October 2017. The bursary is available for the 2018 and 2019 academic years only.
Applications must include:
Your curriculum vitae
Your academic record and proof of your academic qualifications (certified copies of high school certificate, and university degrees)
A letter motivating your application
The selection process is competitive and rigorous, including a shortlisting process, interviews, writing assignments, and psychometric testing.
Email
PEGraduate@gtac.gov.za
with any queries.
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